Jurgen Klopp has predicted incoming Naby Keita will help his Kop stars push Liverpool closer to their Holy Grail next season — the Premier League title.

The 23-year-old all-action midfielder was snapped up by Klopp months ago, with the Anfield giants agreeing a £48million deal with Bundesliga side RB Leipzig for him to join this summer.

Klopp even investigated triggering an early release for the Guinea international in January with an extra cash boost that would have taken the deal to over £65m, but the Germans blocked the attempt.

Now, though, Keita is ready for his move to Anfield – and Klopp is convinced the aggressive midfielder can make the difference in the Liverpool’s quest for their first domestic championship since 1990.

A deal is already in place for Keita, whose arrival won't be delayed by World Cup duty (Image: AFP/Getty)

“Hopefully, Naby will have a big effect on the team immediately because of his quality,” said Klopp, as he prepared his Champions League finalists for Sunday’s trip to outgoing champions Chelsea with a top four finish still to be locked down over the final two games.

“This was a difficult season for Naby in Germany, and for Leipzig, in general but he still had outstanding performances. Maybe not the same number as last year, but the whole Leipzig team didn’t do exactly the same as last year either.

“But one thing for Naby and us is that he doesn’t play in the World Cup so he will have a full pre-season which will help him a lot to prepare for the season with us.”

Klopp needs controlled aggression from a player sent off four times already this season (Image: AMA/Getty)

An early season criticism of Liverpool was that Klopp’s side were too nice and lacked the devilment of a player who could mix it physically to dovetail with the sweeping attacking instincts of the team.

In Keita, they are getting a player who has been variously described as ‘nasty’, ‘reckless’ and ‘ferocious’ after being booked eleven times and sent off in four games this season.

Klopp may have to keep a lid on his aggressive tackling but his energy and desire will give Liverpool another dimension as they look to smash their Premier League title jinx.

Keita will be a welcome onlooker in Kiev for the Champions League final against Spanish giants Real Madrid in three weeks' time.

Liverpool must dig deep at Stamford Bridge four days after their exertions in Rome (Image: Liverpool FC/Getty)

Mo Salah's Reds are walking on air having qualified for the Champions League final (Image: Liverpool FC/Getty)

Dejan Lovren and co can 'seal' a top-four finish with victory over Chelsea (Image: Liverpool FC/Getty)

Says Klopp: “Bringing him in the dining room and saying, ‘Boys, he will play for you next season!’ doesn’t really make any sense. Its not my first problem, but I will think about it.

“I have not been thinking about things like this, but if Naby is reading this and he wants to come with us to the final, he is invited!”

Despite reaching the final after an epic 7-6 two-leg semi-final with Roma, Klopp steered away from claiming his project at Liverpool is ahead of schedule:

“No. I see things a little bit differently. I am not interested in [getting to] finals, I am interested in winning finals. People judge that, I don’t judge that. My job is to do as good as possible and then we are judged by that on the other side of the fence. That is the situation.

Liverpool fans haven't celebrated a domestic title win since the 1989-90 season (Image: PA)

“Are we ahead of schedule? I don’t know, I never thought about a schedule, that specific part. We have always tried to take the chance in the moment when we’ve had the chance and that’s it.

“But the Champions League final couldn’t be farther away from me at the moment, so we don’t even have chance to celebrate a little bit inside and wake up in the morning and think life is good.

“Our life for the next seven days is the Premier League, a very important seven days to make the top four and then we can talk about all the rest in the right moment.”